Mn(II) Quinoline Complex (4QMn) Restores Proteostasis and Reduces Toxicity in Experimental Models of Huntington’s Disease

Huntington’s disease (HD) is an autosomal dominant neurodegenerative disorder, of the so-called minority diseases, due to its low prevalence. It is caused by an abnormally long track of glutamines (polyQs) in mutant huntingtin (mHtt), which makes the protein toxic and prone to aggregation. Many pathways of clearance of badly-folded proteins are disrupted in neurons of patients with HD. In this work, we show that one Mn(II) quinone complex (4QMn), designed to work as an artificial superoxide dismutase, is able to activate both the ubiquitin-proteasome system and the autophagy pathway in vitro and in vivo models of HD. Activation of these pathways degrades mHtt and other protein-containing polyQs, which restores proteostasis in these models. Hence, we propose 4QMn as a potential drug to develop a therapy to treat HD..

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:23

Enthalten in:

International Journal of Molecular Sciences - 23(2022), 16, p 8936

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Marián Merino [VerfasserIn]
María Dolores Sequedo [VerfasserIn]
Ana Virginia Sánchez-Sánchez [VerfasserIn]
Mª Paz Clares [VerfasserIn]
Enrique García-España [VerfasserIn]
Rafael P. Vázquez-Manrique [VerfasserIn]
José L. Mullor [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:


Autophagy
Biology (General)
Chemistry
Huntington’s disease
Mn(II) complexes
PolyQ toxicity
Proteasome

doi:

10.3390/ijms23168936

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DOAJ024478997